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Winners' gallery from the EDF Energy Awards

by HoldtheFrontPage Staff Published 19 Oct 2009

The finest talent from local and regional press and broadcasting gathered in the capital yesterday to celebrate the annual EDF Energy London and South of England Media Awards 2009, run in association with HoldtheFrontPage.

Among the multiple award winners were the Southern Daily Echo, Southampton, Brighton daily The Argus and the Crawley News.

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  • Read here what the judges had to say about our champions.

    • The awards were handed out by Tom James who won a gold medal at last summer’s Olympic Games in Beijing as part of the men’s coxless four.

    Tom was awarded an MBE in the 2009 New Year’s Honours list in recognition of his achievement. He was joined in the presentations by Martin Lawrence, managing director of energy sourcing and customer supply at EDF Energy.

    Photos courtesy of John Connor Press Associates.

  • Print Journalist of the Year (Daily)
    Matt Smith, Southern Daily Echo, Southampton

  • Print Journalist of the Year (Weekly)
    Katie Davies, Hampstead and Highgate Express

  • Newcomer of the Year
    Joanne Charlton, Croydon Advertiser

  • Daily Newspaper of the Year
    Southern Daily Echo, Southampton

  • Weekly Newspaper of the Year (Paid-for)
    Gravesend and Dartford Messenger

  • Weekly Newspaper of the Year (Free)
    Crawley News

  • Website of the Year
    Surrey and Berkshire Media, getsurrey.co.uk

  • Feature Writer of the Year
    Lisa Frascarelli, The Argus, Brighton

  • Designer of the Year
    Graeme Windell, The News, Portsmouth

  • Columnist of the Year
    Simon Carr, Southern Daily Echo, Southampton, collected by colleague Sian Davies

  • News Photographer of the Year
    Tony Wood, The Argus, Brighton

  • Sports Journalist of the Year
    Sam Munnery, Crawley News

  • Business Journalist of the Year
    Sam Thomson, The Argus

  • Community Campaign of the Year: Joint Winners
    Gravesend Messenger (Everyone Counts) and Surrey Advertiser (Bring Back Our Bus)

  • Environmental Journalist of the Year
    Sally Churchward, Southern Daily Echo, Southampton

  • Television Journalist of the Year
    Derek Johnson, ITV Meridian

  • Television News/Current Affairs Programme of the Year
    ITV Meridian Tonight Special: Justice for Hannah

  • Radio Journalist of the Year
    Ed Cook, BBC Radio Kent

  • Radio News/Current Affairs Programme of the Year
    Breakfast with John and Jules, BBC Radio Kent

  • All the winners from the EDF Energy London and South of England Media Awards

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